If you are approached by the police:
• Stay cool
• Be polite, even if the police are not, or you may be charged
• Identify yourself as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander*
• If you are under 17, you must have a family member or an adult you trust at the police station. Ask to speak to them in private
• If you are 17 and over, ask to call VALS in private and get legal advice about your rights
• Use your right to silence and say "no comment" to all questions other than name and address
• You can ask why you are being arrested
• You can ask the officer for their name, rank and the station where they are based
• If you are not happy with your treatment by the police, say so.

If police wish to fingerprint you:
• Ask why your fingerprints are needed
• Police can fingerprint you if you are 15 years or older
• If you are between 10 and 14, police have to get written consent of a parent or guardian before they can fingerprint you

Bodily fluids:
• If the police require a sample of your blood, saliva, urine or any other bodily fluids for testing, you don't have to allow this
• If the police want to get a sample from you and you say no, then they may get a Court Order to force you to provide a sample.

* If you identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, then under their operating procedures the police must notify VALS. This ensures that you have access to support and legal representation.